On a hot and muggy Saturday afternoon, No. 10 Florida physically battered Toledo 24-6 in the 2013 season opener.

Here are Five Quick Thoughts on Florida's 24th consecutive season opening win.

DEFENSIVE LINE DOMINATION

Florida's secondary may be the top unit on the team, but the heart and soul of the defense belongs to Dominique Easley and the rest of the line. Easley & Co. (namely Jonathan Bullard, Dante Fowler Jr., Leon Orr and Ronald Powell) energized the entire unit with consistent pressure and push. Florida forced Rockets southpaw Terrance Owens into rushed throws, as Easley and Powell were constantly (six combined hurries) in the backfield. Toledo averaged just 3.1 yards per carry too.

RETURN OF THE MACK

Although Florida's offense was largely vanilla Saturday, its redshirt junior tailback was anything but. Mack Brown, with tears streaming down his face as he ran out of the tunnel, finally delivered a breakout performance in place of starter Matt Jones (illness). 'The Forgotten Man' had a magnificent first half (97 yards and two scores) and finished the afternoon with a career-high 114 yards and two touchdowns. While Jones is still the definitive starter, Brown gave Will Muschamp confidence he can contribute moving forward.

NOT THIS AGAIN

Well, that didn't take long to find out. Florida's penalty problem reared its ugly head again in Saturday's opener. The Gators finished 2012 ranked No. 114 nationally yardage per game (68.8), and it appears not much has changed. Although Muschamp emphatically promised benchings during UF's Media Day, such was not the case against Toledo's up-tempo offense. The Gators survived an onslaught of mistakes - 10 flags for 70 yards -- and no player was removed for a penalty. Florida extended several Toledo drives due to jumping offsides on third and/or fourth down. The Gators also had a touchdown drive go awry following a pair of holding calls.

EMPTY POSSESSIONS

Florida's offense was hardly explosive Saturday -- the offense's longest play from scrimmage was actually Kelvin Taylor's 27-yard sprint in garbage time -- but the score wasn't exactly indicative of how it preformed. Points were left on the field. The Gators could've easily covered the spread (-23.5) had Solomon Patton not dropped the one deep pass; Austin Hardin not missed a rather easy kick; Jeff Driskel thrown to a receiver other than Quinton Dunbar on the third-down red zone opportunity; and of course, the two holding calls. It wasn't particularly pretty, but it wasn't awful either.